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Our federal legislators — our advocates — have yet to come forward and tell us, the tax-paying public, how we will benefit from the Keystone XL Pipeline. It would be great to know what companies will benefit here in the USA, and why. Barry Tobias, Delray Beach

Atlantic Community High School sophomore middle linebacker Chanler Ferguson is spending the early part of his summer writing letters, emails and visiting church leaders for support to raise $1,250 to attend a football camp in July at Towson University that could earn him a spot to play for USA Football in the International Bowl against Team Canada in February 2015. His church, the Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church, 40 NW Fourth Ave., is the first of hopefully many lending support to Ferguson.

MIAMI GARDENS — United States men's national soccer coach Jurgen Klinsmann was in the house for an opportunity to see his countries World Cup nemesis Ghana on Monday. Ghana played the Republic of Korea beating them 4-0 in its final World Cup preparation match at Sun Life Stadium. Ghana will play the United States at Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil in the first game of Group G next Monday. Klinsmann got a good look at what to expect from Ghana as forward Jordan Ayew, who came in as a substitute for injured Majeed Waris early in the match, had three goals to lead his national team.

"Rolling … ACTION!" FBI agent Charlie DeMarco walks into the bathroom of her Malibu beach house to do her makeup. She looks at fellow agent Johnny Tuturro shaving next to her. Soft California sunlight beams through the window. "Good morning to you, too," he tells her. "What? I see you every morning, I gotta say good morning every time?" she barks back. The scene is from the second season of USA's "Graceland," which is set to return June 11. The drama series, about a group of federal agents living in a California beach house, has been shot throughout South Florida since 2013.

FAU shortstop CJ Chatham was named Conference USA hitter of the week after he helped the Owls take two of three from Old Dominion on the road. Chatham hit a double in each of FAU's three games in Norfolk, driving in four runs total over the weekend. Chatham, a freshman, went 3-for - 3 in FAU's Saturday win with two RBI. The American Heritage-Plantation alum leads FAU with four homers. He's batting .295 with 11 doubles and 25 RBI. Chatham is the second Owl and second Heritage alum to win the award this season.

Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon said on a radio interview this week that he has targeted three potential coaching candidates and he's expected to personally witness one in action during the upcoming IIHF World Championship in Belarus. After deciding not to rehire interim coach Peter Horachek on Tuesday, Tallon confirmed that former Islanders/Hurricanes/Flyers coach Peter Laviolette is on his interview list. Laviolette is coaching Team USA in the Worlds (May 9-25) and Tallon, who's on the U.S. national team's advisory board, will be watching closely.

In the USA drama series, "Graceland," a group of good-looking undercover federal agents live together in a posh Malibu beach house. Or so the producers would have you believe. The house - based on a real government-seized estate in California - is actually in a colossal sound stage just west of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. As the series shoots its second season, set to launch June 11, you may see crews filming around town. Since the show's debut last summer, South Florida has served as a stand-in for the beaches and neighborhoods of Los Angeles.

FAU wasn't able to carry the momentum of a mid-week win at No. 12 Florida into the weekend, but blame for the two losses at Marshall can't be placed on redshirt freshman Esteban Puerta. Puerta hit .533 in four games last week and earned Conference USA Hitter of the Week honors Monday. Puerta went 4-for-4 against Florida, driving home the tying run with two outs in the sixth inning. The American Heritage alum scored another two-out RBI in a Saturday loss to Marshall. On Sunday, in FAU's blowout, series-salvaging win, Puerta scored three runs and drove in two more. In all, Puerta hit .800 with runners on base, .800 with two outs, and .750 with runners in scoring position last week.